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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charley do to the panther?
(a) He chases it away.
(b) He tames it for a pet.
(c) He shoots and kills it.
(d) He sells it to the zoo.

2. Where does Charley find Granny?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) At the Hodder farm.
(c) Beside the river near the trail.
(d) In an ambulance.

3. In Chapter 11, why doesn't Charley escape that first night?
(a) He likes Granny more than anyone he ever met.
(b) He is too hungry.
(c) He is too nervous.
(d) He is locked in.

4. Who made the bird call sound to signal Granny in Chapter 13?
(a) Cois McRae.
(b) Sarie Griffen.
(c) Thad Porter.
(d) Con Sullivan.

5. Where does Charley get water the first day he flees?
(a) From a stream.
(b) From a farm.
(c) From a faucet.
(d) From a dead soldier's canteen.

6. What do Granny's neighbors call people from the north, especially soldiers?
(a) Stingrays.
(b) Yankees.
(c) Rebels.
(d) Students.

7. How did Charley break the law and become a wanted criminal?
(a) By deserting the Union Army.
(b) By riding a train.
(c) By shoplifting candy.
(d) By stealing eggs from the farm.

8. In Chapter 10, did Charley plan to steal the eggs?
(a) No, he planned to pay a penny for each egg.
(b) Yes, but only a few.
(c) No, but he stole the ham.
(d) No, but he was out of money.

9. In Chapter 15, Granny and Charley travel where to help a woman prepare for childbirth?
(a) Hearn Hollow.
(b) The Hodder farm.
(c) Brandy Station.
(d) The Bent farm.

10. How does Charley come to the farm?
(a) He follows the river.
(b) He follows a horse.
(c) He swims across the bay.
(d) He follows a faint trail, hoping it leads to the road.

11. What seed does Granny have Charley plant right away?
(a) Cucumbers.
(b) Corn.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Squash.

12. How many farms did Charley see in New York City?
(a) None.
(b) Four or Five.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) 148.

13. In Chapter 13, what has Charley learned about the woods surrounding Granny's farm?
(a) The names of the trees and flowers.
(b) That moss grows on the north side of trees.
(c) The names of every person within 1,000 miles.
(d) How to tell the time of day by the sun.

14. In Chapter 13, what does Charley do when Granny locks him in the hen house while she has a mysterious visitor?
(a) He shoots Granny.
(b) He shoots the mysterious stranger.
(c) He escapes through rotten boards.
(d) He burns the hen house down.

15. What does Granny use to heal the mountain people?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Magic spells.
(c) Magic beans.
(d) Ice water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charley pours out his story to a man in a wagon, who says what?

2. What town does Granny take Charley to the store in?

3. In Chapter 13, Charley learns that for 15 years, Granny's farm served as what?

4. To save Granny, Charley must make Canaan the mule do what?

5. The Blue Ridge Mountains are what?

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